I loved the post, funniest thing about it is how
many people will miss the sarcasm :)

To byufan1993:

You
see, some of your comments explain part of the beef that Aggie faithful have
with an unfortunate attitude of many BYU fans. BYU being "a good university
with standards that are appealing to good young men" applies outside of the
BYU-Provo campus. I personally find that the University of Utah, USU, and many
other universities across the country and world qualify if these are the
requirements for a good university for good people with hopes and dreams.
Nothing to take away from the value that the university provided to you
personally, that's great, but BYU doesn't have the corner on that
market, from sports to academics to overall life education.

Don't get me wrong, some of my favorite people are BYU alumni, but
unfortunately this condescending world-view is part of why I chose not to attend
BYU. It's proud, unbecomming, and childish.

@plyxplyx - Can you please provide the evidence (not your opinion or someone
elses) that BYU recruited Riley Nelson while he was still on his mission. BYU
has repeatedly explained its position on not contacting missionaries in the
field. They simply don't do it. Family can do whatever they want. Friends
who communicate with the missionary can do and say what they want. To insinuate
BYU is doing something against its own rules is pretty serious and deserves some
solid evidence from those making accusations. If you have such evidence, please
make it available to local media who can then present it to BYU, the public, and
any other entity that would need or want to see it.

BYU has lost a few recruits while on missions too people, it's amazing you
can spout out things and call them facts, I doubt you know any facts at all. Why
would BYU recruit a guy like Nelson when he's on his mission and break the
rules for a below avg college qb? When they already had a 5 star recruit
commitment, and good qb's in the fold. Remember this is the same university
who sat a guy for the NCAA tournament for breaking there own rules, a guy who
could have easily help them get to the final 4. So you think this same
university would break rules by the NCAA for Nelson for what to get ahead? Use
some common sense if you have some! Isn't it about the same to continue to
hawk a guy who's already committed to another university? Wow make sense
guys! I think it's a good thing for Weichers he wouldn't have played
at all next year and maybe not when he returned to BYU. Right now they a lot of
good young receivers, & if Anderson wanted him that bad it's good he
chose to go.

BYU didn't break any rules in recruiting Nelson. At the time, it was an
understanding that in state coaches had, and Bronco has been critical of other
coaches doing it. It was discussed at length when it happened and most people
recognize that it was a little shady, but BYU fans wouldn't accept the
"evidence" that 'longversion' is looking for if it were right
in front of their face. They absolutely contacted Nelson when he was on his
mission.

Hopefully Weichers will play well in Logan.Can I
get at least one Cougar fan who will accept that it is possible that receivers
don't want to go to BYU because they are no longer a passing team? Hill is
another running QB. That doesn't appeal to people who get the ball thrown
to them. Doman is ruining the program.

Utah_State_FanLogan, Utah"BYU will more than likely go after
Weichers when he has 3 months left in his mission. I won't believe he is
going to Utah State until he is wearing an Aggie uniform AFTER his mission. I
personally believe that student athletes, while on their missions, are off
limits to recruiting, unwritten rule if you will."

I know for a
fact that Riley was planning on transferring (with or without a scholarship) to
BYU post-mission. He told his closest friends and LHS coaches about it. BYU
didn't and doesn't actively recruit missionaries. You still may lose
him after his mission though, so your anxiety is merited. He'll just have
to serve the "Riley Rule" penalty.

P.S. We've got a
great slot receiver in the wings just waiting for JD to graduate - Cody Raymond
(another local recruit).Don't cry for us.

Ragnar Danneskjold, just provide some credible evidence that BYU did what you
and others assume they did. There was a lot of hearsay and innuendo back when
the Nelson decision was made public but not a single publication, that I'm
aware of, reported any evidence that BYU coaches or staff contacted Riley on his
mission. Riley has denied it, BYU has denied it, but your bias doesn't
allow you to trust those Mormons to be honest people and the ends justify your
suspicions.

You'd be thrown out of the court with your current
line of prosecution.

Look for more quality players to head to Logan. As a player or a parent if you
look at who Bronco chose as qb you really would be rolling the dice by going to
BYU. The coach is poor at evaulating players.

I did not say BYU has a corner on those aspects! I did not say one cannot be
completely happy at Utah or Utah State! I considered both schools and there was
never a question in my mind that I wouldn't find the Gospel and other
important things there! However, they do not have the Honor Code. Beer, sex, and
other things are allowed on campus. Things that I do not want to be surrounded
by. BYU DOES have a corner on that aspect. And I was simply saying kids respect
that, I respect that. That does NOT mean I think am 'holier than thou'
or anything like that. It sounds to me like you group a large number of people
into a very small group probably based on the actions of a few. That is not
fair.

You also put words in my mouth and ideas into my mouth. I do not think I am
better than anyone else because I attend BYU. I realize USU Utah are great
schools where one can develop into a great man or woman, I simply acknowledge
that at BYU, because it is a private institution, these topics are more welcome
and encouraged. I love starting class out with a prayer. And I love my
university of choice. That does not mean in any way that I think less of other
universities. I like the Honor Code. And I chose to go to school where the laws
I choose to live by, can be enforced. I do not in any way look down and belittle
USU, Utah, or any other university.

SummitHigh, I think BYU1993's comments are up to interpretation. For a
Mormon kid I think his comment is dead on. BYU isn't immune from elements
that could lure a kid from his or her religious and moral commitments, but they
are nothing like what you can find around the USU or Utah campuses. That
doesn't make those schools or the people who attend them evil or bad, it
just means more opportunities for Mormon kids to go places they know they
shouldn't. Call that self-righteous, zealous, holier-than-thou, and all
the other names that get thrown at the BYU athletes and fan base, but
that's a fact. The environment at BYU is designed to help LDS kids have a
college experience that compliments their religious beliefs.

Wiecher's own words are pretty clear... "scholarship opened up, I could
play right away, that's all I needed to hear." Translation: Despite the
sport's writers efforts to attribute this to a Utah State program on the
rise (which it is.. not question), the decision was about who would pony up the
scholarship the fastest. In all honesty, that is how most bubble players make
the decision of which school to go to. Rarely is it about the best fit. They
usually don't have that luxury. Most often it's about whoever will pay
me whether or not it is my first choice.

My criticism isn't of
players that do this. I have a daughter who did it too. My criticism is of
sports writers who embellish the story to make it something that it is not.

Looks like we got Frances Bernard, would rather have another running back then
receiver, plus the guy can play safety. That worked out very well I think. I
hope Weichers does well for Utah State and I hope they continue to do well,
it's nice to see them win again. Of course I still don't think
Anderson will stay through his entire contract, he'll get a better deal and
move on. It would help him stay if you guys could fill the stadium for home
games, the best season in years and can't fill it, to a coach that's
not good, hurts recruiting and just makes it harder. Let's hope that get
turned around.

Chris B. you never fail to disappoint. I'm really worried we'll see a
sudden mass exodus of BYU recruits to USU after they read your well thought out
comments. As far as the recruiting missionaries accusations where is the uproar
when BYU loses a player after a mission? Ben Olsen and Jake Murphy are two
prominent examples.

Not only does he get to play right away but he'll be playing for a team
whose quarterback passed for over 3,000 yards this season. Given BYU's
recent inability to put a successful quarterback on the field and their lack of
identity on offense, there's no question that he made the best decision for
him.

Hayden, we are excited for you. You will love it up in Logan. I wish you had
stuck with BYU, but we all hope you excel wherever your game and your heart take
you. Who knows, once you get out there on your LDS mission you might lean back
to BYU, but if not, we wish you well anyway.

BYU has three other recievers this recruiting class who have the same 4.5 speed.
The only difference is they are 6'2 and he is 6'0. The only schools to
offer this kid were BYU and USU. I am not loving this recruiting class. Maybe
USU can take a few more of these (low profile) recruits off BYU's hands.